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Access to your birth, marriage and name change records

Birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records are a public register — anyone can generally request copies of someone's information. You can see who's accessed your records since 2009 or block access to them if your safety is at risk.

Who can access your personal information

Birth, marriage, civil union, name change and death records are a public register — this means that anyone can generally legally request a certificate or printout of a record, even if it's someone else's. Some government agencies can also access your info as part of their regular work.